{"id":1004,"date":"2019-09-16T12:37:17","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T16:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=1004"},"modified":"2022-03-04T16:53:49","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T20:53:49","slug":"48-laws-of-power-law-4-always-say-less-than-necessary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/48-laws-of-power-law-4-always-say-less-than-necessary\/","title":{"rendered":"Law 4: Always Say Less Than Necessary (48 Laws of Power)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview of <strong>Law #4: Always Say Less Than Necessary<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The less you say, the more intimidating and powerful you are. Always say less than necessary. When you do speak, make it vague and ambiguous, leaving the meaning to others to interpret. They\u2019ll be frustrated and obsessed with trying to figure you out.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Principles<\/strong> of Law 4<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>What are the principles of Law 4: Always say less than necessary? In the power game, appearance is everything. When you always say less than necessary, you come across as powerful, intimidating, and mysterious. Keep these principles in mind:<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>When you\u2019re silent, you make other people uncomfortable. <\/strong>Because they dislike uncertainty, people want to know what you\u2019re thinking. When you control your words, they can\u2019t figure out what you mean or intend.<\/li><li><strong>Short answers and silence make people feel defensive. <\/strong>They quickly try to fill the silence, and in the process reveal motivations and weaknesses \u2014 information you can use. Later they\u2019ll obsess over every word you said and its potential implications. The inordinate attention they give to your brief comments adds to your power.<\/li><li>In most instances, <strong>the less you say, the more important and profound it seems<\/strong>, and the more mysterious you are. For example, Andy Warhol found that he had more power when he said little and kept his comments vague and ambiguous. Sometimes he made purposely meaningless comments. Interviewers struggled to interpret what he meant, believing it was profound. He learned from fellow artist Marcel Duchamp that the less he said about his work, the more people talked about it and the more desirable it became.<\/li><li>Besides creating an impression of great import,<strong> saying little avoids the risk of saying something foolish, which can be costly. <\/strong>For<strong> i<\/strong>nstance, in the early 1800s, a Russian rebel named Ryleyev talked too much and paid for it with his life. Nicholas I had sentenced him to death, but at the moment he was being hanged the rope broke. Believing he\u2019d be pardoned, as usually happened in such cases, he yelled to the crowd that Russia couldn\u2019t get anything right, even rope. Instead of pardoning him, Nicholas responded, \u201cLet\u2019s prove the contrary,\u201d and Ryleyev was hanged the next day with a rope that held. Ryleyev hadn&#8217;t learned to always say less than necessary.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Putting to Work Law 4<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s an example of how to apply Law 4 of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/what-is-48-laws-of-power-about\/\">48 Laws of Power<\/a>. King Louis XIV used brevity and silence to maintain power.&nbsp;He knew the value of always saying less than necessary.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When his underlings had an issue to present to him, they first debated it among themselves and then chose two ministers or nobles to make the case before him, with one person speaking for each side. Louis XIV listened in silence.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The silence was an act to keep everyone off balance. No one knew where he stood and they couldn\u2019t anticipate how he\u2019d react. Nor could anyone deceive him by saying what he wanted to hear, because nobody knew what that was. In their nervousness people tended to ramble, revealing information Louis could later use against them.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the end of each presentation, the king said merely, \u201cI shall see.\u201d He didn\u2019t discuss the issue with anyone, or even announce a decision. People had to wait to see the results of his decisions. His silence kept everyone around him in fear and under his control.&nbsp;Louis XIV would always say less than necessary.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By contrast, Coriolanus, a military hero of ancient Rome, couldn\u2019t shut up. After winning many battles, he ran for political office. He impressed people at his rallies by displaying his battle scars, and they paid little attention to his words. His election seemed assured until election day when he held a huge rally in the forum, bragging about himself and claiming victory before the vote. People didn\u2019t like that and he lost the election. Coriolanus did not always say less than necessary, and he paid for it.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Exceptions to Law 4<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Are there any exceptions to 48 Laws of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/power-law-distribution\/\">Power Law<\/a> 4: Always say less than necessary? There are times when silence isn\u2019t the best course:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>It can make people suspicious<\/strong>, and in the case of your superiors, it can make them feel insecure. An ambiguous comment can be misinterpreted to your detriment.<\/li><li><strong>Sometimes it\u2019s smarter to play the court jester,<\/strong> and make yourself seem foolish and harmless despite being smarter than the king. No one suspects you of having an agenda.<\/li><li><strong>You may want to use words as a smokescreen to hide your intentions. <\/strong>You can distract your target by talking, and make them less suspicious of you.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>But in general, remember Law 4: Always say less than necessary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview of Law #4: Always Say Less Than Necessary The less you say, the more intimidating and powerful you are. Always say less than necessary. 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